Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with theWestern New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences

Oenothera primiveris Gray subsp. primiveris (Early Evening Primrose)

Family: Onagraceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:Lavauxia primiveris (Gray) Small

Oenothera primiveris is a lower elevation caespitose annual. The leaves are vilous and oblanceolate. The petals
are yellow. Oenothera primiveris is found in dry hills and at lower elevation. It blooms very early in the season.
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